WORLD RECORDS
2815 F Street
Bakersfield, CA. 93301
(661) 325-1982
Grateful to our customers for
43 Years as an Independent
Record Store!
Record Store Hours
Wednesday through
Friday 11am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 2pm
Upcoming Shows
Live music concerts presented by World Records!
Buy your tickets at World Records:
In Person – 2815 ‘F’ Street Bakersfield, CA
By Phone – (661) 325-1982
2026 Concerts!
TOMMY CASTRO and the Painkillers
Friday January 9, 2026
Opening set by Jimmy Johnson
Part 135 of the No Stinkin’ Service Charge Blues Series!
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Tommy Castro and the Painkillers
– Live and Onstage @ World Records
Friday January 9, 2026
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In Person – 2815 ‘F’ Street Bakersfield, CA
By Phone – (661) 325-1982
“A great artist…impassioned vocals and pure inventiveness in his stellar guitar solos…He makes playing rough feel easy.” – Blues Music Magazine
Multiple award-winning, California-based blues and rock legend Tommy Castro has released 17 previous albums over the course of his career. His new album, “Closer To The Bone” is available here at World Records.
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ROY ROGERS and The Delta Rhythm Kings
> Celebrating New Release “The Sky’s the Limit” <
Saturday February 14, 2026
Opening set by T Bear
Part 136 of the No Stinkin’ Service Charge Blues Series!
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Roy Rogers and The Delta Rhythm Kings
– Live and Onstage @ World Records
Saturday February 14, 2026
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In Person – 2815 ‘F’ Street Bakersfield, CA
By Phone – (661) 325-1982
“Roy Rogers means the modern master in the art of slide guitar. His versatility with the technique is nothing short of astonishing.” – All Music Guide
Roy Rogers has been considered one of the world’s preeminent master Delta slide guitarists with many decades of touring the globe. Over 20 recordings to his credit, Rogers has garnered 8 Grammy nominations for producing, as a recording artist, and as a songwriter. His collaborations have garnered major media accolades worldwide for producing critically acclaimed Grammy nominated recordings for John Lee Hooker and Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, as well as collaborations with Bonnie Raitt, Carlos Santana, Bela Fleck, Allan Toussaint, Sammy Hagar & Ray Manzarek among others.
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WALTER TROUT
Friday March 6, 2026
Opening set by Hot Taco
Part 137 of the No Stinkin’ Service Charge Blues Series!
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Walter Trout
– Live and Onstage @ World Records
Friday March 6, 2026
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In Person – 2815 ‘F’ Street Bakersfield, CA
By Phone – (661) 325-1982
“Blues Rock’s Resilient Icon”
Great artists take the pulse of their times. In his half-century as a street-level social observer and scaldingly honest songwriter, blues-rock’s resilient icon Walter Trout has never told his fans what to think, how to feel, where to stand politically, or what to scrawl on their protest placards. But in an era when his home nation – and the wider world – is ripping at the seams over the battlelines of modern life, the iconic US bluesman’s hard-rocking new album, Sign Of The Times, is the primal scream and pressure valve we all desperately need.
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VANESSA COLLIER
Saturday March 21, 2026
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Vanessa Collier
– Live and Onstage @ World Records
Saturday March 21, 2026
World Records:
In Person – 2815 ‘F’ Street Bakersfield, CA
By Phone – (661) 325-1982
COCO MONTOYA
Friday April 10, 2026
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Coco Montoya
– Live and Onstage @ World Records
Friday April 10, 2026
World Records:
In Person – 2815 ‘F’ Street Bakersfield, CA
By Phone – (661) 325-1982
JIM MESSINA
Friday May 1, 2026
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Jim Messina
– Live and Onstage @ World Records
Friday May 1, 2026
World Records:
In Person – 2815 ‘F’ Street Bakersfield, CA
By Phone – (661) 325-1982
RICK ESTRIN & THE NIGHTCATS
Friday May 15, 2026
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Rick Estrin & The Nightcats
– Live and Onstage @ World Records
Friday May 15, 2026
World Records:
In Person – 2815 ‘F’ Street Bakersfield, CA
By Phone – (661) 325-1982
WORLD RECORDS – 2815 ‘F’ Street Bakersfield, CA 93301
(661) 325-1982
Where Music Matters Most since 1982